I’m a science geek, I’ve always been. I think it’s because my dad was a brain scientist. Even as a kid I was fascinated by science and we used to talk science at the dinner table. And now, being a dad and a mindfulness teacher, I’ve found out that kids respond really...

Troubleshooting Mindfulness With Kids And Teens Here’s how you can help kids and youth when they feel like mindfulness practice is not working out for them. “I’m bored.” Tell them that it’s normal. It is. We live such hyperactive lives these days that sitting...

My dad was a brain scientist and we discussed science at the dinner table. This is why talking about the brain with my three-year-old feels natural for me. My son, Anton, learned about the major parts of the brain when he was two … and it was FUN for him :-) He...

Explaining how mindfulness and the brain works can seem a daunting task, yet it can be one of the best ways to show how mindfulness works for us and how it helps our brain to function properly. If you are in a hurry, you can scroll down to the big infographic. So what...

Why Is Practicing Mindfulness Important for Children? When you look at your child and take a glance into childhood, what is it that you see? Do you see unending curiosity, innocence, and whimsy or maybe you see the metaphorical blank canvas that is just waiting to be...

Mindfulness for adults has been studied for decades, and we know that mindfulness practice comes with many benefits. Research on mindfulness and children is not yet as extensive as with adults, but the amount of studies is growing rapidly and the results are...

Mindfulness has become a trendy word that is used to describe everything from yoga exercises to colouring activities. It can be hard to find a simple way to explain it, especially to children. This is how I explain modern secular mindfulness to both kids and adults. I...

We are often told how mindfulness can benefit us as we live stressed out lives with frantic schedules. Research abounds on the impact of a mindfulness/meditation practice to help us live our best life. What if we had started this practice as a child? How would our...

We live in a highly stressful world these days. Pressures from work and family and trying to have it all seem to rob our lives of joy. We want to do it all and have it all and we want to give it all to our children as well. Such striving for more can create stress...